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means something' and it does not mean class legislation. It means 

 something for the prodncers and the consumers of this state and 

 that is every man, woman and child in the state, and is not 

 class legislation. Let us have some legislation and some appro- 

 priation which means a benefit to the people of this state. And 

 why do we ask legislation 't Simply because we cannot do it in- 

 dividually. You try it and see if you can. 



On motion the resolution was adopted. 



Mr. Palen : Whereas, Every business in this country, except 

 the business of the farm, has a financial system adapted to its 

 peculiar needs, and 



Whereas, A farm cooperative bank system is in successful 

 operation .'n practically all of the European countries, under 

 state laws, stale inspection and state control, 



Therefore be it Resolved^ By the members of the ]^ew York 

 State Agricultural Society in convention assembled, that it is 

 the sense of our people that laws should be effected and put on 

 our statute books enabling the organization of State Cooperative 

 Mortgage Banks, for the purpose of financing mortgages on farm 

 property in the State of New York, and for the encouragement of 

 drainage and improvement of farm property, and be it further 



Resolved, That our Legislative Committee be hereby instructed 

 to assist in the preparation, and to encourage and urge the passage 

 of such laws during the present session of our state legislature. 



The adoption of this resolution is recommended by this 

 committee. 



Mr. Schriver : I do not appreciate the first proposition — that 

 all other classes of people have banks and the farmers have none. 

 I do not appreciate the general trend of things that have been 

 going on here from beginning to end, that the farmers have 

 nothing and evervone else has evervthing. I believe that if vou 

 were to look into the savings banks of the State of New York, 

 you would find that the farmers have as large a ratio of deposits 

 in these banks as any other class of people in this state. That is 

 my judgment about it. I do not believe that we are paupers or 



